The future of cars is being decided and built right now. Just a few years ago, self-driving cars would’ve been only in a movie. Even though cars can now perform some basic driving around without a driver doing anything, they still have a long way to go. Unlike in the movies, some of the technology required to make vehicles truly smart and autonomous is not easy to develop and may take time.
However, the transition from ordinary cars to smart, aware, and autonomous vehicles is currently ongoing. Industry leaders are making lots of investments into technology that will make driving very different from what we know now.
Every destructive technology comes with both exciting and not-so-exciting feelings. On a good note, you may not have to “drive” your car in the near future. What it means to drive will have to change. Instead of struggling to maneuver through roads and highways, you would probably be engaging in some other productive activity while your autonomous car drives you around.
This brings a problem that carmakers are trying to find solutions to. What does one do while in such a driving session? A lot of emerging car features are geared towards creating a great driving experience while removing the boredom associated with “not driving” your car.
These exciting new features also bring some fears, how should one react when your future car might be able to make life-threatening decisions for you. For instance, cars would soon be able to decide which turns to make when split-second decisions have to be made. Even though the technology involved would be extremely calculated and well aware of the environment, perhaps more than the human driver, it is still scary to be in a car knowing that it could suddenly make some decisions without your consent.
Also, these cars will be smart and connected through high-speed internet enabling them to “talk” to each other. Such technology allows the vehicles to collect data through nearby vehicles and also communicate with them.
Well, scary or exciting, the future unfolds. The best way to predict the future is to create it. And so we are. Hopefully, the next generation of car features will move the human race into an era of more productivity, better driving experiences, less or even zero accidents, and a world where we don’t hate our commute.
Top 10 Emerging Futuristic Car Features
1. Vehicle to Vehicle Communication
2. Solar Panel Roofs
3. Flying Cars
4. In-Car Marketing
5. Night Vision
6. External Airbags
7. Augmented Reality (AR) Powered Dashboards
8. Adaptive Cruise Control
9. 3D Gestures
10. Biometric (fingerprint) Scanners
Conclusion
Technology is often exciting for early adopters and a little scary for mainstream users. This is normal. Technology can consistently enable us to do more, enjoy life, and experience the world in different ways. The top futuristic car features are a way for us to rise to a better way of interacting with cars and with each other.
